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write once

write once adjective: of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified.

Adjective

write once (not comparable)

  1. Of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified.

Questions about write once

What does write once mean?
Write once means of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified.
What part of speech is write once?
Write once is an adjective.

Words near write once in the dictionary

  1. write head
  2. write heads
  3. write in
  4. write itself
  5. write off
  6. write once
  7. write once, read many
  8. write one's own ticket
  9. write oneself into a corner
  10. write out
  11. write over

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